The main focus area for this major is Community Organization & Advocacy. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Community Organization & Advocacy is a major offered under the public administration and social service program of study at Des Moines Area Community College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in community organization, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at DMACC was $340 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $170 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $5,100 | $10,200 |
Books and Supplies | $870 | $870 |
On Campus Room and Board | $7,276 | $7,276 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $1,654 | $1,654 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their associate degree at DMACC in Community Organization walked away with an average of $26,200 in student debt. That is 58% higher than the national average of $16,531.
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community organization who receive their associate degree from DMACC make an average of $24,904 a year during the early days of their career. That is 10% higher than the national average of $22,550.
DMACC does not offer an online option for its community organization associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the DMACC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 87.5% of the community organization students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 87.5%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 35.0% of the community organization associate degrees at DMACC in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 62%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 6 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 24 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Community Organization & Advocacy students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Community Organization & Advocacy | 40 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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